Spring 2018 Issue

Program Updates
Boiler Program - Enforcement
Boilers
by Catherine Johnson and Bobby Sonnier
The Colorado Boiler Program recently started enforcement for boilers that are not in
compliance.
The process had previously been that we would:
1. Send an invoice (and possibly a deficiency letter) after an inspection was completed.
2. Send a second past due invoice if the invoice wasn’t paid within 30 days to allow 15
more days to pay the invoice.
3. Send a final deficiency letter allowing 15 more days to comply if neither of the
previous deficiency letters were completed and returned.
Many of these invoices and deficiency letters slipped through the cracks, especially those
for which boiler ownership changed. This left safety issues unresolved, invoices unpaid
and contact information inaccurate.
Now that Catherine is focusing on boiler enforcement, the Boiler Program will be emailing
invoices and deficiency letters that give boiler owners 60 days to comply before
Enforcement sends a Notice of Violation (NOV). NOVs are currently mailed, but they will
eventually be emailed, just like the original letters.
We strive for each active boiler to be operational and safe by having a current boiler
certificate hanging in the boiler room so that any inspection done by a City, State or
Insurance Company Inspector will document that owners are following the rules and
operating safe, compliant boilers.
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